My Mother's Memorable Read

When my Mother was in her youthful age in Korea studying in Secondary school, she simply loved reading. She would go to the nearby town library to borrow books everyday according to her interest. One day, my mother, while browsing through the stacks of books, she came across a book with an illustration of a young, sad looking girl on the cover page. She said, when she was interviewed that the first impression of the book, which was the girl, grabbed her attention and aroused her curiosity. Hence, she borrowed it right away and took it home. The book was none other than "Jane Eyre", a classic still popular in the 21st century.

The novel, although my mother could not recall more than half of the content, was about a young orphan girl striving her best in life which eventually leads to mishaps and lucky moments. After reading the book, my mother was inspired by Jane's determination to live with a positive mind , and she vowed to be positive in her life too, no matter what happens to her. She was touched by the girl's sad events and happy events and the book was written so expressively that my mother too actually felt the sorrow and happiness in the novel. That was the main reason why this book remained etched in her mind even after so many years.

Now I understand why my mother always asked me to have a positive, not negative mind.